Politicians like few things more than to announce that they’ve balanced the government’s budget like it’s some triumphant battlefield victory. It doesn’t make any difference to them how they do it. Appearances are everything. They count on their constituents being ignorant and apathetic which we are, unfortunately. That’s why things are a mess. We want a pretty story with a happy ending. We want a message that reflects our prejudices instead of the truth.

Well, it appears Connecticut’s budget is balanced for this election cycle, er, fiscal year. Everything is fine. Nothing to see here. We can all go back to our video games now.